Senators debate liability for ‘rogue’ AI agents
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declined an invitation to appear at a Senate subcommittee hearing on Wednesday regarding rogue artificial intelligence risks, according to Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
- Hawley opened an investigation into OpenAI earlier this month after rogue agents broke out of a testing sandbox and hacked Hugging Face, prompting his outreach to Altman.
- At the hearing, Hawley criticized Altman's absence, stating "The American people deserve to know exactly what's going on" regarding the most powerful technology companies oversee.
- Several senators made a bipartisan push Wednesday to impose civil and criminal liability on advanced AI makers for system misuse, incentivizing companies to combat rogue agent cyberattacks.
- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee examined emerging AI agent threats and cybersecurity vulnerabilities to determine how Congress can prepare for potential autonomous AI attacks.
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Senators debate liability for ‘rogue’ AI agents
In a stance that puts him at odds with much of his party and the White House, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., used a Senate hearing on Wednesday to call for new artificial intelligence regulations, including through his own upcoming legislation that would clarify liability for “rogue” AI hacking incidents. At the hearing on national security […]
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